Rug corner holder



` Sept 2, 1941 w.A H. PORTER E-rL4 2,254,623

RUG CORNER HOLDER Filed April 15, 1940 55 5 INVENToRs.

William. HParZr Patented Sept. 2, 194i EUG CQRTNER HOLDER William H. Porter, Northport, N. Y., and Clarence M. Porter, Lakeside, Pi. ClaiigQuebec, Canada 5 Glaims.

rThis invention relates to vnew and useful improvements .in a `rug corner holder.

The invention proposes the use of a flexible stiff strip in combination with the corner of a rug, and mechanism for releasably attaching the strip to the rug, whereby the corner is stretched and held down.

More specifically, the pair of outwardly di rected pointed elements are mounted on the ends of said strip and adapted to engage the material of 'the rug for attaching ,the strip to the rug.

Still further the invention contemplates a modification wherein the flexible Strip is formed from two scctionsadiacent each other, and a means is provided for slightly extending and retracting these sections relative to each other, whereby the pointed elements may be better engaged with the material of 'therug For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure- Fig. l is a perspective view of a rug corner holder constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan View of a rug with the corner holder applied.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a rug corner holder constructed in accordance with a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but illustrating another form of the invention.

The rug corner holder includes a flexible stift strip of material IB, preferably iexed spring steel, adapted to engage radially from the corner Sie oi a rug Ii. A pair of outwardly directed pointed elements I2 are mounted on the ends of the strip ii) and are adapted to engage -the material of the rug for stretching the corner of the rug and holding it down. These pointed elements I2 have vertical stem base portions l2- connected with the material of the strip I2, and outwardly extending horizontal portions I2. These latter portions are formed with the points.

The operation of the device is `as follows:

The strip I0 is slightly flexed and then the of the rug Ii. The strip I0 is `then released and straightens out, moving outwards the pointed elements I2 which thus firmly anchor themselves into the material of the rug.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a modified form of the invention has been disclosed which distinguishes from the prior form in the fact that the corner holder includes a flexible .stiff strip IU' formed from a pair of adjacent sections Iiia and lb. These sections have their adjacent end portions overlapping as clearly shown .in Figs. 4 and 5. The outer ends of the sections ma and Illb are provided with the outwardly directed pointed elements I2. The overlapping ends of the sections It and [b are associated with means for retracting and extending the sections relative to each other.

'Ille means mentioned in the previous paragraph includes a stud I4 relatively mounted on one of the overlapping end portions, namely, the end portion of the section I'iia, and having an eccentric circular portion Ma ro'tatively engaged in l the other of the overlapping end portions. A flange Ilib is permanently mounted upon the free end of the stud i4. Another nange ifibb is formed upon the free end of the eccentric portion Ida. This flange Iilbb is disposed within a circular recess formed in the end of the section Ib. A rectangular recess i5 is formed in the outer face of the eccentric portion 'Ita engagealole by the end of a screw driver or Vother lturning tool. One of the overlapping sections vis provided with projecting elements I 6 engaging in corresponding niches in the adjacent section for holding the sections i oa and Ib in end alignment with each other.

The operation of this form of the invention is as follows:

A screw driver is engaged in the opening I5 and the stud I4a is turned, and simultaneously the sections Ita and Ib are slightly ilexed to disengage the projecting portions I from their nitches, so that the sections Il?a and Ib are moved towards each other. The rug holder is then placed upon the bottom of a rug and slightly iiexed so that the pointed elements I2 slightly engaged into the material of the rug. Then a screw driver is placed in the recess I5 and the |stud Ita is turned to cause the sections lliEL and Il]b to be moved outwards relative to each other back to their original positions, as illustrated in Fig. 5. This extends the sections Ita and Ib and forces the pointed elements I2 securely into the material of the rug and so anchors the holder in position.

In Fig. 6, the pointed elements I2 are made pointed elements I2 are engaged into the material 55 integral with and stamped out from the 'strip HJ and the bottom face of the strip i is covered with a rubber sheet Il to prevent slipping of the device on the iioor.

It is to be understood that the strips and pointed elements may be of any desired size and shape.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of our invention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a rug holder of the class described, a flexible stiii strip, a pair of outwardly directed pointed elements, mounted on said strip and engageable into the bottom face of said rug for maintaining said strip in position on the bottom face of said rug, said strip being formed of separate sections having their adjacent ends overlapped, and means for securing said overlapped ends together in a manner to be extended to increase the overall length of said strip and so prevent said pointed elements from becoming disengaged from said rug.

2. In a rug holder of the class described, a exible stiff strip, a pair of outwardly directed pointed elements, mounted on said strip and engageable into the bottom face of said rug for maintaining said strip in position on the bottom face of said rug, said strip being formed of separate sections having their adjacent ends overlapped, and means for securing said overlapped ends together in a manner to be extended to increase the overall length of said strip and so prevent said pointed elements from becoming disengaged from said rug, comprising a stud rotatively extended through an opening in one of said sections, an eccentric formed on said stud and engaging an opening in the other ed of said sections.

3. In a rug holder of the class described, a flexible stiff strip, a pair of outwardly directed pointed elements, mounted on said strip and engageable into the bottom face of said rug for maintaining said strip in position on the bottom face of said rug, said strip being formed of separate sections having their adjacent ends overlapped, and means for securing said overlapped ends together in a manner to be extended to increase the overall length of said strip and so prevent said pointed elements from becoming disengaged, from said rug, comprising a stud rotatively extended through an opening in one of said sections, an eccentric formed on said stud and engaging an opening in the other end of said sections, and a recess formed in said eccentric and engageable by a tool for turning the same to successively extend and retract said sections.

4. In a rug holder of the class described, a iiexible stii strip, a pair of outwardly directed pointed elements, mounted on said strip and engageable into the bottom face of said rug for maintaining said strip in position on the bottom face of said rug, said strip being formed of separate sections having their adjacent ends overlapped, and means for securing said overlapped ends together in a manner to be extended to increase the overall length of said strip and so prevent said pointed elements from becoming 4disengaged from said rug, comprising a stud rotatively extended through an opening in one of said sections, an eccentric formed on said stud and engaging an opening in the other end of said sections, and means for holding said sections against relative movement when in the completely extended position.

5. In a rug holder of the class described, a flexible stiiT strip, a pair of outwardly directed pointed elements, mounted on said strip and engageable into the bottom face of said rug for maintaining said strip in position on the bottom face of said rug, said strip being formed of separate sections having their adjacent ends overlapped, and means for securing said overlapped ends together in a manner to be extended to increase the overall length of said strip and so prevent said pointed elements from becoming disengaged from said rug, comprising a stud rotatively extended through an opening in one of said sections, an eccentric formed on said stud and engaging an opening in the other end of said sections, and means for holding said sections against relative movement when in the completely extended position, comprising projections formed on one of said sections and engageable with complementary recesses formed in the other of said sections.

WILLIAM H. PORTER. CLARENCE M. PORTER. 

